WELL · 42-391-32167 · DISTRICT 2
Welder C #24
Refugio County · Vidauri SW. (5100) field · Vertical
Welder C #24 (API 42-391-32167) is a plugged well in Refugio County, plugged February 5, 2016, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 2005, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Wiser Oil Company, The and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Wiser Oil Company, The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,453 permits on file · (713) 209-2411
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Jul 2013 |
| Latest permit | Wiser Oil Company, TheMay 2, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 2, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jun 10, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.62M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1997 THROUGH Jun 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 10, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 5, 2016
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder "C" G-2-220243 | Vidauri, SW. (5100) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 44.7K | Jun 2005 – Jun 2018 |
| Welder "C" G-2-163122 | Vidauri (5050) | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 1.57M | Mar 1997 – Aug 2011 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Dale Operating CompanyMar 1997 → Jun 1997
- 2Wiser Oil Company, TheJul 1997 → Nov 2005
- 3Forest Oil CorporationDec 2005 → Dec 2012
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2013 → Jul 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600070-99 | Recompletion | Wiser Oil Company, The | May 2, 2005 | May 2, 2005 | — | 5,250 |
| 458614-98 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Mar 25, 1997 | Feb 13, 1997 | — | 6,500 |
| 458614-99 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Feb 13, 1997 | Feb 13, 1997 | Feb 21, 1997 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-163122 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-220243 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,088 | 5,092 | Perforated |
| 5,088 | 5,100 | Perforated |
| 5,098 | 5,100 | Perforated |
| 5,177 | 5,184 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,614 | 12.25 | 447 S |
| 4.5 | 6,092 | 7.875 | 550 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 21, 2007 | Dec 12, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 18, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 29, 2003 | May 6, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Jul 24, 1997 | Jul 9, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 13, 1997 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-391-32167 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-391-32167 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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